1. Compared with that of the 1940s of the 20th century, people's consumption of water has quadrupled and is still increasing rapidly, all thanks to the growth of population and more and more extravagant ways of using water.
与二十世纪四十年代相比，人们的用水量已经增长了四倍，而且还在快速地增长着，这都是由于人口的增长以及越来越浪费用水的生活方式。
2. You could almost pity the pundits as they groped for extravagant new ways to say what didn't need to be said in the first place.
当他们探索崭新的方式，说出在第一个地点不必道出的话时，你甚至可能觉得有些遗憾。
3. The main problem is that I am extremely extravagant. Wildly so in many ways.
主要因为我极度奢侈的习惯，在很多方面都可以证明。
1. You could almost pity the pundits as they groped for extravagant new ways to say what didn't need to be said in the first place.